The House Jan. 6 Committee is holding its third hearing today at 1:00 p.m. ET.
This hearing will examine then-President Donald Trump and his allies’ concerted effort to bully then-Vice President Mike Pence into hijacking the 2020 election certification process and throwing out Joe Biden’s electoral votes.
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In Thursday’s Jan. 6 Committee hearing, former Vice President Mike Pence’s chief counsel Greg Jacob recalled the moment when Donald Trump’s top election theft advisor, John Eastman, admitted that even he didn’t believe his plot to steal Trump a second term was legitimate.
Continue reading “Trump’s Top Election Theft Lawyers Didn’t Even Believe Their Own B.S.”Let history show that we knew. We all knew.
From Judge Luttig’s testimony today to the Jan. 6 select committee:
Continue reading “It’s Still Happening”Today, almost two years after that fateful day in January 2021 … Donald Trump and his allies and supporters are a clear and present danger to American democracy. That’s not because of what happened on January 6th. It’s because to this very day the former president, his allies and supporters pledge that in the presidential election of 2024 if the former president or his anointed successor as the Republican Party presidential candidate were to lose that election that they would attempt to overturn that 2024 election in the same way they attempted to overturn the 2020 election but succeed in 2024 where they failed in 2020.
The Justice Department on Wednesday requested transcripts of all of the congressional Jan. 6 committee’s depositions, writing in a seemingly frustrated tone that the committee’s “failure” to grant access to the transcripts was complicating the department’s ability to investigate and prosecute those who engaged in criminal conduct related to the insurrection.
Continue reading “DOJ Fight With Jan. 6 Committee Bursts Into The Open”Federal prosecutors are investigating the Trump attorneys who worked on the plan to send alternate slates of electors to Congress for Jan. 6, the New York Times reports.
Continue reading “NYT: DOJ Probes Trump Lawyers Over Fake Elector Scheme”I want to again thank everyone who has contributed so far to our TPM Journalism Fund drive. Just a few moments ago we hit a big milestone, half way toward our ambitious but critical goal of raising $200,000. So thank you. We know from experience that the second half is a much heavier lift than the first, just in the nature of things. But we feel good about being here on the third day after we publicly announced the drive. If you’ve seen our announcements and have been planning to contribute, please make today the day. If you’re already a member it’s literally just one click. Super easy. Just click right here.
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In April of 2021, Cecelia Lewis had just returned to Maryland from a house-hunting trip in Georgia when she received the first red flag about her new job.
Continue reading “White Parents Rallied To Chase A Black Educator Out Of Town. Then, They Followed Her To The Next One.”A new episode of The Josh Marshall Podcast is live! This week, Josh and Kate are joined by TPM reporter Matt Shuham to discuss the first two January 6 committee hearings.
While we cover today’s third Jan. 6 hearing, you can listen to the new episode of The Josh Marshall Podcast here.
The partisan investigator tasked by Wisconsin Republicans with examining the 2020 election in the state could face professional consequences after berating a judge and opposing counsel during a hearing for a public records lawsuit last week.
Continue reading “Trumpy Election ‘Investigator’ Has Gotten Himself Into Trouble For Berating Judge”
